Legislative Hearing to take up “Closing the Degree Gap”

January 31, 2018

Most of us in public higher education know that California is not
on pace to put enough college degrees in the hands of
Californians. Studies say the state’s economy will feel it soon,
and it won’t be possible to “import” enough college-educated
people to solve it.

Panels will include representatives from the UC, CSU and
Community College administrations, as well as the Public Policy Institute
of California, which has produced some of the research
describing the problem.

CFA will comment on the impact of too little funding
provided for the CSU in the state budget, and what it will take
to step up enrollment. CFA will note that the governor’s state
budget plan for the coming year will not even support the
students already in the CSU, much less enroll more. The current
budget allocations mean tens of thousands of qualified students
are being turned away from the CSU every year.